Tonight the short film I directed, “Unhinged” played in the 8th Annual LDS Film Festival. There was a big crowd there who seemed to really respond well to the film. At the conclusion of the film there were quite a few gasps at the surprise ending. I even overheard a group of people after the screening talking about how much they enjoyed “Unhinged’s” last few moments. The best part of the night was at the awards ceremony when we found out that a panel of judges gave us an honorable mention! Not shabby!

“Unhinged” has been accepted into the Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival. I will hopefully fly down to enjoy the other films and meet people.
Also, we just found out that “Unhinged” won an Accolade Merit award! I will keep posting any news as it comes!

I love film like I love my wife and I’ll never cheat on either of them. I had to shoot HD. I didn’t like it. It felt alien. Not natural. Not human. People who don’t know film talk about HD like its some kind of secret weapon. But for me the only place digital belongs is in post, where it can help unlock film’s potential. Technology is good at making things better. It fails when it tries to replace or synthesize something that’s already perfect. The fact is, when you shoot HD you hope it looks like film. No one ever shoots film hoping to emulate HD.
-Samuel Bayer.

This is the new Divine comedy poster where we spoof James Bond. I shot the images and my friend Katie helped tweak stuff in photoshop.

Check out the bottom of the front page for a picture from the set of unhinged: http://newsnet.byu.edu/pdf/

Select the date 10/24/08

I had to photoshop some of my work into a magazine cover from scratch.

I “photoshopped” this poster for the comedy troupe that I am in. I took the pictures of the people during practice, the rock on a trip to Zion’s, and the sky from Brazil.

I shot this series of portraits on Fuji Velvia 100 and 50 reversal film which provided the intense warm colors. Using vintage lenses and camera equipment I tried to create a nostalgic look. Most of the outdoor shots were taken at sunrise in the desert which gave them a golden hour look. The shots outside of the studio were mostly candid effectually enhancing the sense of nostalgia, giving the viewer the sense that he or she were flipping through an old photo album from decades past.

One of my favorite places to take pictures. One or two weeks a year the trees in this orchard bloom. My friend Emily agreed to let me shoot her there, she is a local artist.

I was qouted in the newspaper…and they spelled my name correctly!

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